The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-03
A RIOT AMONG NEGROES
Bogsy Cut Camp Ground in Hampton
County--Scene ofa Bloody Fight.
HnmDton Guardian. Oct. 27.


Boggy Cut camp ground is point
on the road between Shirley and
Brighton at which the negres mold
their annual camp meeting, and, as
the name would seem to indicate, it
is not very fragrant locality. Last
Sunday there was a gathering of the
colored population to take part in
the religious (?) and stormy services
then in progress. Old and dilapidated
mule and OK carts deposited load af-
ter load Of African patriachs and an
cient maumas. together with their
white.eyed ahd woolly. headed proge-
ny Elders. deacons, class leaders
and illiterate plantation preachers,
dusky beaus and frisky, tbick.lipped
bellies, turpentine hands from Geor-
gia and North Carolina, ct hoe genus
onane, mixed together in a seethipg,
odorous mass. Sportive young bucks,
adorned with brass jewelry, bulldog
pistols and TASKS of cheap whisky,
strutted around and longed for an
opportunity to distinguish them
selves, and this desire was frequently
stimulated by oft-repeated potations
of ''popskull'' and stanglefoot" Ii
quor. AS the sun neared the meri.
dian the throng increased in mum.
bers, and the aforesaid young bucks
decided to add a part to the perform
ance that was not put down on the
programme. When the devotions at
the stand had warmed up the "breth-
ering and sistering" to the shouting
point, and the mourners were going
off into frances or fainting with emo
tional ecstasy, the demon of whisky
was at work in the road on the out.
skirts Of the congregation. A trifing
dispute arose between some of the
young colored bloods-tbe wards of
the nation were upon their mettle-
the chivalry of their cannibal ances-
tors from the land of the Hottentots,
from Congo and Dahomey, trans
mitted from sire to son, must be il.
lustrated on the free sol! of South
Carolina. Pistols were drawn and
razors fourished, and the slaughter
began. TIE pistols cracked rapidly,
the razors made huge gashes, pine
poles were used as clubs, and blood
flowed in sterams. The firing and
shouts could be heard for miles, and
it seemed in the distance as if battle
was raging. When the pistols had
been exhausted Of ammunition and
the thirst Of blood had been satiated,
a sickening sight presented itself.
Jacob Jackson was lying dead on the
the ground, with pistol ball in his
brain. John Brown alias Johnston
was moaning with terrible wound
in his abdomen (since reported dead.)
Joe Butler, Howard Martin and John
Martin, who are probably fatally
wounded, were carried to their homes.
One Clarkey was fearfully beaten,
and two unknown negroes from
Georgia were seriously hurt. 1t is
impossible to get the names Of all
the negroes engaged in the bloody
afray, as some of them have fed, and
there are doubtless others wounded
who are eopcealing themselves.
Jacob Jackson was buried at Good
Will church On Monday. Hundreds
of negroes attended his funeral. He
was desperate character.
1t is said that this same gang cre-
ated a row last year at the same
place. It is also reported that whis.
key was sold on the grounds by other
negroes, and that this was the cause
of the riot last Sunday there can be
no shadow of doubt.
Trial Justice James A. Davis was
investigating the matter on Sunday
and Monday, but no arrests had been
made at that time.